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Four Dead In Three Separate Oakland Shootings

Shots rang out multiple times across East Oakland over the course of twelve hours last night, leaving four victims dead in three separate incidents. The first occurred around 9 p.m. on MacArthur

Arts & Entertainment

A's Are Going To The Playoffs!

Well, fancy that. The Oakland Athletics, if they win the series against the Rangers tonight, they could take the AL West. If they don't? They'll claim the second wild-card spot at least. But

Feet Shot In Hayes Valley; Two Shot In Oakland

A man managed to get shot in both feet on Sunday night in Hayes Valley. The incident occurred near the intersection of Buchanan and Hayes streets a little before 9 p.m. SF

Three People Shot, Fourth Injured In Two Separate Oakland Drive-Bys Wednesday Night

Late last night between 11:30 p.m. and 1 a.m., gunfire rang out twice in Oakland, leaving two young women and an 11-year-old boy in the hospital with gunshot wounds. The

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Regarding Michael Chabon's New Oakland-Set Novel, <em>Telegraph Avenue</em>

We haven't yet had the time to read it ourselves, but the reviews are coming in for Michael Chabon's new novel Telegraph Avenue, which is set in 2004 in Oakland but which reaches

Group Of Men Sexually Assaulting Women In Frutivale

This really should be the No. 1 news story right now with regard to local MSM, but for whatever reason it isn't. (Clint Eastwood and an empty chair seem more important, sadly.) Anyway,

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Hopscotch Happy Hour Boasts $2 Drinks, Jam-packed Menu

If you're heading to Oakland for Labor Day Weekend -- and why shouldn't you? -- get lit right and good at Hopscotch. One of the East Bay's newest restaurants, it opened in June

High-Speed Chase From Vallejo to Oakland Ends in Crash, Two Arrests

A car containing a burglary suspect or suspects took off at high speeds this afternoon on I-780 in Vallejo, ultimately crashing near Oakland's Rockridge district on Highway 24, and causing an elementary school

Colon Blows It: A's Pitcher Benched 50 Games For Doping

Barely a week after Giants All-Star MVP Melky Cabrera was busted with high amounts of testosterone in his system, Oakland A's starting pitcher Bartolo Colon has also been suspended for being in violation

Man Fatally Shot At Oakland KFC Drive-Thru

A man was shot and killed around 6:15 p.m. Thursday evening while picking up some chicken at a KFC drive-thru near Hegenberger and International Boulevard. Details are scarce, but the 20-something

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Cute: Bookstore To Transform Into Record Store For Michael Chabon Book Release

In an effort to promote noted scribe Michael Chabon's latest work, Telegraph Avenue — a fictional piece about "longtime friends, bandmates, and co-regents of Brokeland Records, a kingdom of used vinyl located in the

EBX: Oakland Police Are the Worst

The public outrage about the mismanagement and misconduct of the Oakland Police Department is getting louder as a judge considers initiating an unprecedented federal takeover of the department. Today the East Bay Express's

16-Year-Old Girl Killed In East Oakland Shooting Wednesday Night

A teenage girl was left dead on the sidewalk and another man was wounded when an unidentified gunman opened fire on a group of people outside of a liquor store in East Oakland

Man Killed While Robbing Legal Marijuana Grow House

One man is dead this morning after attempting to rob a legal Oakland medical marijuana house. According to KTVU, police responded the a call around 4:45 this morning to a location near

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Learn How To Cultivate Gourmet, Medicinal Mushrooms This Sunday

Want to grow mushrooms to get sparkly high? Then go someplace else, Timothy Leary. This class isn't for you. Those of you who want to know more about real mushroom cultivation, listen up:

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Oaklander Laments, Celebrates, The Age-Old 'Oakland Diss'

Today over on Oakland North we have a little op-ed regarding The Oakland Diss. It's that thing where everyone who's never lived in Oakland or never set foot in Oakland immediately reacts to

Dramatic Standoff In East Oakland Ends With One Man Arrested, Another Still At Large

Oakland Police were engaged in a dramatic shootout in East Oakland Saturday night in which an attempted traffic stop turned chaotic and near deadly. Cops were trying to pull over a van (allegedly

Obama Welcomed To East Bay With 'I Hella [Heart] Oakland' T-Shirt

President Obama swung through the Bay Area on another one of his fundraising campaign stops yesterday. While he was met with medical marijuana demonstrations on the streets of Oakland yesterday afternoon, the President

Pot Advocates To Protest Obama's Oakland Visit Today

President Barack Obama will make an appearance at the Fox Theater today — located in the heart of Oaksterdam, the East Bay's cannabis community — for a fundraiser. While the president shills for dollars for

Oakland Man Pleads Guilty to Double Murder of Mother and Infant

Some of you may recall the gruesome discoveries of the bodies of 23-year-old Zoelina Toney of West Oakland and her 17-month-old son Jashon Williams back in November 2009, both of whom were found

Oakland Plagued With More Gunfire

Gunfire broke out near on Wednesday night near a vigil for slain 15-year-old Hadari Askari. Police have not evidence yet that the shooting was related to Askari, but it is yet another sign

19-Year-Old Woman Shot In The Face At East Oakland Motel

A 19-year-old woman with a criminal record was found lying dead in a pool of blood at Oakland's Starlite Motel early this morning. According to Oakland PD, the victim was shot in the

15-Year-Old Oakland Boy Shot, Killed

On Tuesday night, a 15-year-old boy was fatally shot in Oakland near the Coliseum. Hadari Askari "was shot about 8:08 p.m. in the 6700 block of Leona Creek Drive in the

Three Shot During Separate Oakland Robberies

Violence in Oakland escalated after a particularly brutal weekend. Three men were shot during separate incidents on Monday night in different parts of East Oakland. At around 12:10 a.m. this morning,

Movie Theater Shooting Caps Off Especially Violent Weekend in Oakland; Four Homicides In Total

It was yet another violent weekend in Oakland, with three fatal shootings Friday and five people shot outside the Regal Cinemas Jack London Square on Sunday. This of course doesn't help the city's